underrun
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Synonyms: underran, underpin, undern, undercut, underfur, underbuy, underput, undergrub, underturn, underman, underruns
Antonyms: underran, underpin, undern, undercut, underfur, underbuy, underput, undergrub, underturn, underman, underruns
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Noun
- {{lb|en|accounting}} A condition in which fewer products are delivered or produced than had been ordered.
- {{lb|en|computing}} A condition in which the read/write [[buffer]] is fed with data at a slower rate than required; a [[w:buffer underrun|buffer underrun]].
Verb
- To run or pass under.
- {{lb|en|nautical}} To pass along and under, e.g. a [[cable]], for the purpose of taking it in or examining it.
- {{lb|en|nautical}} To separate the parts of (a [[tackle]]) and put them in order.
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